A group of parents have been left outraged after their children were suspended from school for snorting sweets.

The three children, from Marshall Middle School in New Mexico, were suspended after allegedly inhaling ground-up Smarties, a form of confectionery commonly known in the UK as Fizzers.

In a letter written to the parents, the school has said that the suspension is the result of the children’s ‘possession of drugs’, despite the fact that they are not known to possess any narcotic qualities.

Kelly Cook, the mother of suspended pupil Andrew Stonelake, has said that she was shocked at the decision, and that her son had simply crushed the sweets into a powder that he could then blow at his friends, describing his behaviour as ‘horseplay’.

She added that her son and his friends had not received any prior warnings about using the sweets while at school.

The three pupils will be forced to attend a school hearing into the event next week, in order to ascertain the events surrounding their suspension.

While it might be a slight overreaction, it’s worth noting that the last time we heard about drugs being linked to a New Mexico school, a certain Walter White was involved.